In 1820, Spain held the land that would become Texas. They encouraged Americans to settle in Texas because not enough Mexicans had taken the opportunity to settle there. When Mexico gained their independence, they continued the Immigration policy that the Spanish had put in place.
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The Mayan originally occupied central modern day Mexico.
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Mexico needed American settlers to help defend its Texas frontier.
Mexican Americans are a mixture of the Spanish Conquistadores (Conquerors) and the Indigenous tribes that first roamed the Americas such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, etc.Mexican Americans are individuals whose families originate in Mexico. Mexican Americans can either be people who immigrated from Mexico themselves or whose ancestors immigrated.
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Because the southwest originally was part of Mexico. By conquering such territories, many of these people were swiftly sacked from their lands.
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The arrival of the Europeans did not affect the native americans in Mexico.
Chihuahuas were originally bred in Mexico.
Southwesterners from Mexico are known as Mexican-Americans.